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Published in: Drugs 6/2006

01-04-2006 | Adis Drug Profile

Lubiprostone

A Viewpoint by Lawrence R. Schiller

Author: Lawrence R. Schiller

Published in: Drugs | Issue 6/2006

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Constipation is often viewed as a minor problem by physicians and is considered either as an acute problem to be managed with simple laxatives or as a chronic problem best treated with fibre supplementation. By contrast, recent work has focused on the importance of chronic constipation in the affected patients and their dissatisfaction with traditional remedies.[1] This has highlighted the need for new treatments. …
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Brandt LJ, Prather CM, Quigley EM, et al. Systematic review on the management of chronic constipation in North America. Am J Gastroenterol 2005; 100 Suppl. 1: S5–21PubMedCrossRef
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Wills NK, Fong P. ClC chloride channels in epithelia: recent progress and remaining puzzles. News Physiol Sci 2001;16: 161–6PubMed
Metadata
Title
Lubiprostone
A Viewpoint by Lawrence R. Schiller
Author
Lawrence R. Schiller
Publication date
01-04-2006
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Drugs / Issue 6/2006
Print ISSN: 0012-6667
Electronic ISSN: 1179-1950
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2165/00003495-200666060-00016

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